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12:00 am CDT, Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Jersey Panthers’ best run of the season could not survive the Calhoun Warriors on Friday.

After the teams broke a scoreless tie by swapping runs in the sixth inning, Calhoun scored two in the top of the seventh and held on for a 3-2 nonconference baseball victory over the Panthers at Ken Schell Field in Jerseyville.

Calhoun improves to 13-7 after winning for the 12th time in 14 games. Jersey, which had a season-high winning streak halted at four games, is 10-6.

Brandon Fraley earned the win, with Sam Barczewski recording the game’s final out for the save. Fraley went 6 2/3 innings, giving two runs (one earned) on three hits, four walks and four strikeouts. He had to work around four Warriors errors. Morgan Baalman had two hits and Sam Baalman drove in two runs for Calhoun, which outhit Jersey 8-3.

Will Mortland took the loss for the Panthers. He went the distance, walking one and striking out four. Hunter Bryant had two of the Panthers’ three hits.

Edwardsville wins in Kentucky – A switch to wood bats did nothing to slow down the 14-0 Tigers in the Dinger Wood Bat Classic in Murray, Ky. Edwardsville stayed unbeaten by beating Collierville, Tenn., 13-0 and East Carter County from Ellsinore, Mo., 15-1.

The Tigers led Collierville 8-0 after two innings and won in five innings behind Jake Garella’s two-hit shutout. He struck out nine and walked two. Garella also had two hits, including a triple, and three RBIs. Dylan Burris, Collin Clayton, Mitchell Krebs and Aaron Jackson each had two hits, and Clayton drove in a pair of runs. Five of the Tigers’ nine hits went for extra bases.

In the victory over East Carter, the Tigers broke open a 3-0 game with five runs in the third inning and five more in the fourth and ended it in five innings. Trey Riley pitched three innings for the win, with Max Kieffer and Anthony Kindle each working a scoreless inning of relief.

Burris had two hits and three RBIs, Matthew Zielonko drove in three runs, and Jackson added two hits for the Tigers, who walked 10 times to go with seven hits.

Vandalia 4, Staunton 3 – The visiting Bulldogs led 2-0 after four innings before the Vandals rallied with a three-run fifth and won the South Central Conference game in Vandalia. Staunton is 3-6.

Austin Gusewelle and Blaine Ray had the only hits for the Dogs, who got RBI from Dalton Westerhold and Sam Alender. Gusewelle gave four runs (two earned) on six hits, two walks and six strikeouts in six innings for the loss.

TENNIS

Edwardsville splits – The Tigers traveled to Columbia, Mo., for play in the Rock Bridge Duals and split a pair of matches. Columbia Rock Bridge defeated Edwardsville 5-4 before the Tigers beat Jefferson City 7-2. The Tigers are 8-6.

The host Bruins won four of six singles matches, with Alex Gray and Joe Mezo picking up Tigers victories. Gray and Carlson won at No. 2 doubles, with Erik Weiler and Carson Ware winning at No. 3 doubles for Edwardsville.